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• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  choice has been made for us, what we can change is how we look at the ... the most important thing they look for, at least for MIT. I did no ... way of weighing which one would be better for me. On one hand, I had the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  how this might happen for a moment, and then look at the diagram below ... : However, some of them, usually the problems that were stepping stones for ... “result” of each group reported to a manager. For any given group of 3, the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  'm looking forward to wednesday for another puzzlehunt. i'm holding out for the ... a blogger to write for tenth grade me. i want to show him, the kid ... sunday. i didn't do anything else, other than staff office hours for the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  date in the corner. It's a sort of art form in itself, and for some ... to study for the 8.022 exam when your notes are neat and have pretty ... notes. I think I've filled my dorkiness allowance for the day. Allan out!

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  cesium atom. Editor's note: The following is not for the faint of heart ... broccoli stalks (for what is broccoli but the nuns of the vegetable world ... for your professors. What more could one ask for? The Food Pyramid

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  programs (and since then, the deadlines for the three summer programs that ... , right?! Of course, there is A LOT more, but for the sake of space, I won ... the code that I wrote for my asteroid OD (Orbit Determination) program

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  for a ten day immersion into the epidemic. Taught by Dr. Bruce Walker ... blog post would and should look like. I've explored the option of doing a ... for the future: "I'm going to finish the FRESH program and go to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  [LIVEBLOG 🔴] Making My ENTIRE Comic Portfolio BEFORE THURSDAY AND ALSO EVERY OTHER PROJECT IS ALSO DUE THIS WEEK AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

  

  comics for the fun class that is not necessarily required, I ended up ... straightforward. I'm excited for this summer!! Then, I went to the Stud[ent Center ... ="125801" /] After this, I had to get work done so I went to the Stud to work for a bit

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 4, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Chapter Closes To open another

  

  room, shut the door, and stood behind it for a couple of seconds. A ... finally come to an end, and with it, my first year at MIT. For me, the end ... for a bit, through the HSSP program, but that’s still not clear at the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  sipping Trader Joe's 100% maple syrup from the bottle to make up for lost calories), being with friends. This is what it looked like: The road to camp ... 'd be set for the rest of my life. The day before I left, we picked

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  Ideas, so I approve. East Campus has been buzzing and punting for the past few weeks in preparation for this weekend's events.  You can see the ... found things to do, like observe the meat eaters preparing for their

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  because I’m wearing all black in the Florida sun). Right now, all I have for ... stomach ache for the rest of the day. At the same time, though, it’s just ... Campus fans, but I was just as sure that EC was the right dorm for me. They

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  got up and headed for the kitchen. Last fall I moved into the MIT Alpha ... as mentors, role models, guides, and resources for the students who ... the Student Center. I look forward each evening to when I get to take a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  coursework. The supervision work I talked about last week is only graded for ... productive for the next three hours, I'll definitely FEEL productive ... papers and desperately look for excuses to not start studying. A quick

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Brahms & Tomorrowland (2015)

  

  library for the day, I'd kneel beside the box, a little hunched over from ... the staff, but for some reason, that never translated into fluid ... the way the mind must become cool and empty for the fingers to run

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 30, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  the blogs in 4th grade or so. I, for one, was definitely not one of ... good school based on how everyone spoke of it, but that was, for the most ... idyllic view of MIT, and I carried this with me for the most part, which

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  look back at the things you've done. When I started filling out my MIT ... topics around in my head and wait for inspiration. That's the thing about ... do just for fun, which was actually one of the harder things to write

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  most likely assigned reading for your classes that just add to the time out of class contributed to mastering the material. For me, I cannot ... bike ride for me since I live at Next! 3. Long Wharf Although the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On a Week of IHTFP An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

  

  amazing. Exciting. Insane. Definitely take a look at the main MIT site and ... dream of passing. There really is a strong work ethic here. For the most ... do nothing but 18.022 for the test on Tuesday!" "Wait, there's a chem

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  . The house was without electricity and running water for quite a while ... weekend for the Alumni Leadership Conference, but the storm seemed to have ... line for hours for milk, to enjoy a weekend in the beautiful New England

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008